01 Record
CVE-2001-1467
mkpasswd in expect 5.2.8, as used by Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.0, seeds its random number generator with its process ID, which limits the space of possible seeds and makes it easier for attackers to
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
mkpasswd in expect 5.2.8, as used by Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.0, seeds its random number generator with its process ID, which limits the space of possible seeds and makes it easier for attackers to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 85.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-04-21 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 04:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-04-21
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b6db6353206b55d41afede5ea8e7f009eb20bedf6b4b57195762e6a72b948a57
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- archives.neohapsis.com20010411 flaw in RH ``mkpasswd'' commandhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0173.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commkpasswd-weak-passwords(6382)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6382
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#527736http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/527736
- securitytracker.com1001303http://securitytracker.com/id?1001303
- www.securityfocus.com2632http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2632
- archives.neohapsis.com20010412 Re: flaw in RH ``mkpasswd'' command (importance of seeds & algorithms)http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0192.html